Middle Tennessee two handled jar, signed in script, “G W Dunn” (George Washington Dunn, Tennessee) with incised line and sine wave around upper midsection. Incised “3” on opposite side denotes gallon capacity. Red brown dip glaze, grey on lower section. Condition – overall excellent condition, faint hairlines on underside of base. 17″ height. Early 20th […]
Lot 770: Sylvia Hyman Trompe l’oeil Ceramic Sculpture, Basket of Letters
Sylvia Hyman (American/Tennessee, 1907-2012) stoneware and porcelain trompe l’oeil sculpture depicting a Cherokee-style basket of faux-aged letters, placed atop a separate “lace” doily. Basket signed “Sylvia Hyman” and dated 2000 to underside. The sculpture measures 11 in. H x 8 in. W x 5 in. D and is accompanied by a separate painted white wooden display block […]
Lot 214: 2 West TN Advertising Liquor Jugs & West TN Pottery Jar
1st item: Memphis, Tennessee advertising whiskey stoneware pottery jug with Bristol glaze and cobalt stencil reading “Sambucetti & Bianohl Wholesale Liquors, Memphis-Tenn.”. 10 1/2 in. H. 2nd item: Memphis, Tennessee two-tone advertising stoneware pottery whiskey jug with cobalt stencil reading LEVY’S HIGH GRADE RYE, Goodman Brothers, Distributors, MEMPHIS,–TENN. The back lower edge is impressed with a […]
Lot 213: Kelly “Kell” Ritchie NC Pottery Jar
Kelly “Kell” Ritchie (Lincoln County, NC, 1855-1930) 4-gallon alkaline glazed stoneware pottery jar. Baluster form, short flaring rim, and lug handles. Stamped KR below the rim and incised 4 just below, denoting capacity. 15 3/4 in. H. CONDITION: Old exfoliation of the glaze to the lower third of the body on one side, minute fleabites noted […]
Lot 991: 2 GA Pottery Pitchers & Pr. GA Pottery Candleholders
Two Georgia stoneware pottery pitchers and a pair of stoneware pottery candlesticks. 1st item: Cheever Meaders (1887-1967) alkaline glazed stoneware pottery pitcher. Signed on the base “Cheever Meaders/ Mossy Creek/ Georgia”. 7 1/8″ H. 20th century. 2nd item: Salt-glazed stoneware pitcher stamped on the body JDBISHOP/WOODWARD, GA. 10″ h. Late 19tth/Early century. 3rd & 4th […]
Lot 990: 3 Billy Ray Hussey Pottery Pcs., incl. Pitcher & Mini Face Jugs
Three (3) Billy Ray Hussey (NC, b. 1955) stoneware pottery items including a large pitcher with alkaline and blue rutile glazes, one (1) miniature dark brown glazed devil face jug, and one (1) mottled tan and green glazed miniature face jug. All pieces with incised signature, BH, together with incised numbers to the base. Ranging […]
Lot 989: NC Folk Pottery Bank by Billy Ray Hussey
Billy Ray Hussey (NC, b. 1955) folk art stoneware figural bank in the form of a footed barrel with protruding figures including Adam and Eve, a devil face, and multiple male figures. Incised inscriptions throughout including “Money runs Away”, “Greedy and Lazy folks will steal what’s yours”, “Love with a good woman and good man […]
Lot 781: Chinese Celadon Garden Seat
Chinese stoneware garden seat, barrel form, with ge type celadon crackle glaze and molded open-mouth taotie mask handles. 16″H x approximately 14 1/2 ” diameter. Early 20th century. PROVENANCE: Estate of Judge John Nixon, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Crackelure across the glazed surface. Some wear to glaze at the underside,
Lot 505: Sammie Nicely Mask Sculpture w/ Metal Ornamentation
Samuel Louis Nicely (Tennessee, 1947-2015) stoneware sculpture depicting an African-style mask adorned with nails and copper wire and colorfully glazed in yellow, green, blue, and brown, 1999. At least two smaller mask fragments are affixed to the top of the larger, central mask and a row of metal ornaments line the bridge of each nose. […]
Lot 504: Sammie Nicely Mask Sculpture in Black & Yellow w/ Raku
Samuel Louis Nicely (Tennessee, 1947-2015) stoneware sculpture depicting an African-style mask with protruding facial features and braided or curly hair with dotted, yellow-glazed raku pottery mount, 1988. Signed and dated en verso and inscribed “TN.” 11″ H x 11 1/2″ W x 4″ D. Note: “As he expanded his skills as an artist, Nicely was […]
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